Exploratory mission in Madagascar - June/July 2021

In the southwest of Madagascar, in the regions of Androy and Atsimo-Andrefana, MSF teams made several exploratory visits to targeted localities in order to identify gaps in the coverage of the nutritional needs of their inhabitants. Medical staff carried out screenings of children under the age of five. Finally, in coordination with other humanitarian actors deployed in the region, new exploratory missions are planned for the next few days to reach isolated areas where health and nutritional coverage appears to be lacking. The situation in the districts visited seems to show an improvement in the prevalence of acute malnutrition. However, the situation remains fragile in terms of food security because the harvests have been very limited. This confirms the need to continue and strengthen the care measures and food distributions already planned by the actors present for the next 6 to 9 months.

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